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It sits tastelessly on my tongue
Ephemerally unformed
It escapes me
Hidden in recesses of my memory
Teasing and testing my patience
Rendering me lost in mid-sentence
A, B, C . . . X, Y, Z
Articulated
Hoping cerebral recollection of characters
Force
The intangible from my brain
Darn
It just won’t come
It escapes me again
Oh, how annoying
It was just there recently
Fingers tapping, eyes squinting
Furrowed brow
Distractions and musings
Hoping the misplaced will appear
Magically
It doesn’t
Frustrated, I opt for the equivalent
Bold and highlighted bright yellow
To be revisited when
That elusive word slips from my tongue . . .
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Hi Denise, I nominated you for an award, you are not obligated to participate but hope you accept it because I find your blog highly inspiring and unique. https://eddaz.com/2016/07/27/one-lovely-blog-award/
Eddaz, I missed this but will post it today. Another crazy week. Thank you again!!!
Lol. That’s fine. Thanks for accepting.
Thanks for nominating me again!!
You are welcome.
Thank you for posting all the wonderful blogs on Elusive and for including mine. I love them all. What a great way to discovery other sites I might have overlooked.
You really are a great writer 🙂
Imani, thank you. I’ve never really been one to write poetry, mostly novels and short stories. The daily prompts are giving me a chance to be a little creative. I must say I also enjoy your post. So deep and meaningful!
I never try the prompts but maybe I will 🙂 Fiction is also not something I ever even try. It’s good to challenge yourself. I need to swear less when I write and use proper words like you do 🙂 I like your blog design too. Mutual appreciation society 😀
Hahaha! We need support in the blog world. Don’t stop swearing. It shows the depth of your emotion. It’s your space to express you, so do it the way you have to. I need to swear a little more. 🙂
Haha, more fucking swearing. I’ll teach you how 👍 The English Language is so pretty, but swearing has more immediate impact I guess. I’m a highly emotional soul, so my words reflect that intensity, that’s what I’ll tell myself anyway ❤ 💛
Ha! There you go! You can teach me, but I may not be as brave. 🙂